NC candidates for General Assembly in Raleigh, Durham, Orange
The North Carolina Legislative Building in downtown Raleigh, pictured February 1, 2022.
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Which bills become state law in North Carolina depends on which party sits in the executive mansion and has a majority in the General Assembly. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is one year into his second term and is not running for office this year. However, each of the 170 state legislators who send him legislation to sign or veto is up for a vote this year.
After being redrawn and passed by the legislature and the courts, new maps for the 2022 legislative elections are drawn up. You can look up your electoral district on the State Board of Elections website here: https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/.
The primary takes place on May 17 and the winners go to the November general election. In North Carolina, unaffiliated voters can choose either party’s ballot in the primary or an unaffiliated ballot if there is one.
Here’s who has filed so far to run in the new State House and Senate districts that represent residents of Wake, Durham and Orange counties. Applications close Friday at noon.
North Carolina Senate primary candidates
Senate District 13 in North Raleigh:
▪ Democrat Patrick Buffkin, member of the Raleigh City Council.
▪ Democrat Lisa Grafstein of Raleigh.
▪ Republican Jeff Werner of Raleigh.
▪ Republican David Bankert of Raleigh.
▪ Libertarian Michael Munger of Raleigh.
Senate District 14 in Raleigh and Eastern Wake County:
▪ Democratic Sen. Dan Blue of Raleigh, incumbent and Democratic leader in the Senate.
▪ Libertarian Matthew Laszacs of Raleigh.
▪ Republican Chris Baker of Wendell.
Senate District 15 in Raleigh:
▪ Democratic Senator Jay Chaudhuri, outgoing.
▪ Libertarian Sammie Brooks.
Senate District 16 in Wake County:
▪ Republican James Powers of Cary.
▪ Libertarian Dee Watson of Cary.
▪ Democrat Gale Adcock of Raleigh, who is a member of the State House.
Senate District 17 in Southwest Wake County:
▪ Libertarian Patrick Bowersox of Holly Springs.
▪ Republican Mark Cavaliero of Apex.
▪ Democratic Senator Sydney Batch of Raleigh, outgoing.
Senate District 18 in northeast Raleigh and Granville County:
▪ Democrat Mary Wills Bode of Oxford.
▪ Republican CE Sykes of Raleigh.
▪ Republican Dimitry Slabyak of Raleigh.
▪ Libertarian Ryan Brown of Creedmoor.
Senate District 20 in Chatham County and South Durham:
▪ Outgoing Democratic Senator Natalie Murdock of Durham.
▪ Libertarian Alvin Reed of Sanford.
Senate District 22 in Durham:
▪ Democratic Senator Mike Woodard, outgoing.
▪ Republican Larry Coleman
▪ Republican John Tarantino
Senate District 23 in Orange, Person, and Caswell Counties:
▪ Democrat Graig Meyer of Hillsborough, who is currently a State House representative.
▪ Democrat Jamie DeMent Holcomb of Hillsborough.
▪ Republican Bill Cooke of Chapel Hill.
NC House Primary Candidates
House District 2 in North Durham and Person County:
▪ Democrat Ray Jeffers of Oxford.
▪ Libertarian Gavin Bell of Leasburg.
▪ Republican Larry Yarborough of Roxboro.
District 29 house in Durham:
▪ Democratic Rep. Vernetta Alston, incumbent.
District 30 house in Durham:
▪ Democratic Rep. Marcia Morey, incumbent.
▪ Republican William Antico.
District 31 house in Durham:
▪ Democratic Rep. Zack Hawkins, outgoing.
▪ Libertarian Sean Haugh.
House District 50 in Orange County:
▪ Democrat Renee Price of Hillsborough.
▪ Democrat Matt Hughes of Hillsborough.
▪ Republican Charles Lopez de Mebane.
House District 56 in southern Orange County:
▪ Democrat Allen Buansi of Chapel Hill.
▪ Democrat Jonah Garson of Chapel Hill.
House District 11 in Wake County:
▪ Democratic Rep. Allison Dahle of Raleigh, the incumbent.
District 21 House in Wake County:
▪ Democrat Ya Liu of Cary.
▪ Libertarian Joshua Morris of Cary.
▪ Republican Gerard Falzon of Morrisville.
House District 33 in Wake County, including Raleigh:
▪ Democratic Rep. Rosa Gill of Raleigh, the incumbent.
▪ Democrat Nate Blanton of Raleigh.
▪ Libertarian Chris Costello of Garner.
▪ Republican Stephanie Dingee of Raleigh.
House District 34 in Wake County, including Raleigh:
▪ Democratic Rep. Grier Martin of Raleigh, the incumbent.
▪ Libertarian Kat McDonald of Raleigh.
▪ Republican Joshua Jordan of Raleigh.
▪ Republican Ashley Seshul of Raleigh.
House District 35 in Northern Wake County:
▪ Democratic Rep. Terence Everitt of Wake Forest, the incumbent.
▪ Republican Fred Von Canon of Wake Forest.
District 36 House in Wake County:
▪ Democratic Rep. Julie von Haefen of Apex, the incumbent.
▪ Libertarian Kyle Ward of Apex.
▪ Republican John Harris of Apex.
House District 37 in southern Wake County:
▪ Republican Representative Erin Pare of Holly Springs, the incumbent.
▪ Democrat Christine Kelly of Holly Springs.
▪ Democrat Elizabeth Parent de Fuquay-Varina.
▪ Libertarian Christopher Robinson of Fuquay-Varina.
House District 38 in Wake County, including Raleigh:
▪ Democratic Rep. Abe Jones of Raleigh, the incumbent.
▪ Libertarian Christopher Mizelle of Raleigh.
House District 39 in eastern Wake County:
▪ Democrat James Roberson of Knightdale.
▪ Republican Greg Jones of Wendell.
House District 40 in Wake County, including Raleigh:
▪ Democratic Rep. Joe John of Raleigh, the incumbent.
▪ Democrat Marguerite Creel of Wake Forest.
▪ Libertarian Michael Nelson of Raleigh.
▪ Republican Marilyn Avila of Raleigh.
House District 41 in Wake County, including Cary:
▪ Democrat Maria Cervania de Cary.
▪ Libertarian Travis Groo of Cary.
▪ Republican Bruce Forster of Cary.
House District 49 in Wake County, including Raleigh:
▪ Democratic Rep. Cynthia Ball of Raleigh, the incumbent.
▪ Libertarian Michael Oakes of Raleigh.
▪ Republican David Robertson of Raleigh.
House District 66 in Wake County, including Raleigh:
▪ Democrat Frank (Jeremiah) Pierce of Raleigh.
▪ Democrat Sarah Crawford of Raleigh, who is currently a state senator.
▪ Libertarian Micao Penaflor of Raleigh.
▪ Republican Ives Brizuela of Raleigh Sholar.
This list will be updated after applications close on March 4.
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